Life-boat.



M. KROMPIGEL & J. HRADISKI.

LIFE BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1914.

1, 1 21,733. Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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LIFE BOAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1914.

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MATTHISS KROMPIGEL AND JAI-IN HRADISKI, OF BRIER HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIFE-BOAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed May 6, 1914. Serial No. 836,757;

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Mii'rrrriss Knoarri- GEL and JAHN Hnamsnr, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Brier Hill, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Boats, of which the followin is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in life boats.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a life boat structure having added efliciency in the saving of lives by reason of reducing the liability of the same to capsize in extremely rough water.

A further object of the invention is to provide stability boards longitudinally positioned upon the hull and also providing outrigger floats removably positioned in plurality upon the opposite gunwales of the boat.

It is further designed to provide a life boat having outrigger floats and side and center boards with a hand rail extending around the stern portion thereof for assisting persons in the water to enter the boat.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a plan view of the life boat. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse central sectional View thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the side boards re moved. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the mounting means for one of the Outriggers. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an outrigger latch removed, and Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the engaging end portion of one of the outriggers as positioned upon the gunwale.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the life boat consists of the hull 10 provided with a substantially right angular center board 11 secured to the keel and stern portions of the hull by means of brackets 12. Side boards 13 are longitudinally positioned at opposite points along the exterior surface of the hull being of semi-oval shape as best shown in Fig. 4 and secured to the hull by brackets 14. The opposite gunwales 15 of the boat are provided at desired points with the latch brackets 16 as illustrated in Fig. 6 and being secured to said gunwales by having the ledge portion 17 thereof seated upon the bottom of the gunwale. An upwardly extending lug 18 of said ledge portion is provided with the latch 19 pivoted thereto and closing an open slot 20 in the lug when the latch is in its closed position.

Outrigger boards or floats 21 may be formed in any shape desired and are herein illustrated as being substantially kite-shape and are provided with resilient clips 22 at one pointed end thereof, the ho0k-shaped ends 23 of said clips being adapted for seating over the boat gunwale 15 as best illustrated in Fig. 5 and in which position the body 2% of the clip is received within the slot 20 of the latch bracket. The desired number of latch brackets being so positioned along the opposite gunwales of the boat. a separate outrigger 21 is secured by its clip 22 upon the adjacent portion of the gunwale and having the body portion 24 of the clip resting upon the latch bracket ledge 17, the latch or hook 19 is swung over in place. thus locking the outrigger firmly to the gunwale. Around the boat. at the stern thereof, is a hand rail 25 which affords a means for assisting persons in the water to enter the boat. or hold to the rail until assistance can be given them by occupants of the boat.

\Vhile the forms of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be preferable embodiments thereof. it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form. proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What we claim is 1. A life boat comprising a hull, a center board and opposite side boards rigidly secured thereto, latching brackets secured to the gunwale of the boat, kiteshaped outriggers, resilient clips upon said Outriggers and adapted for engaging around the boat gunwale and with the bodv portions of said clips resting upon said latch brackets. latching hooks pivoted to said brackets and adapted for closed locking engagement over said clip body portions.

2. A life boat having a hull provided with opposite gunwales, a plurality of brackets rigidly mounted upon said gunwales and having ledge portions flatly engaging the bottoms of said gunwales, upwardly projecting lugs upon said ledge portion having open-ended slots,'pivoted lockinghooks carried by said lugs and adapted for closing said slots, kite-shaped Outriggers, resilient clips carried by said Outriggers and adapted for engaging over said gunwales and having body portions adapted for reception Within said latch bracket slots.

3. A life boat comprising a hull, a center board and side brackets longitudinally secured to the exterior thereof, kite-shaped outriggers, resilient means upon said outriggers adapted for engaging the gunWale of the body or" the hull, locking latches carried by said gunwale and adapted for engaging said outrigger clips and hand rails oppositely positioned along the stern portions of said gunWale.

In testimony whereof We afiix our signatures in presence of tWo Witnesses.

Witnesses J. B. WYATT,

Gno. GRIBBLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

